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Field testing- Bison study Compare meat quality and physiological stress in bison exposed to different pre-slaughter treatments Provide baseline values against which the effects of pre-slaughter treatments could be evaluated in further research with bison

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Conclusions and Implications Improved meat tenderness was seen in bison slaughtered on-farm through a mobile abattoir compared to those transported to a stationary abattoir On-farm, the penned group resulted in more favorable carcass color and driploss measurements over the confined group This has implications supporting low-stress handling of bison